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Jeter's Next Big Swing

"I don't miss playings," says the retired Yankee, as the press-shy captain leads website The Players' Tribune, where DeAndre Jordan and Tiger Woods break news (sorry, ESPN) and backers are betting on a media home run

The kudos, handed out to news and entertainment media that push animal-friendly themes, announced potential 2012 recipients on Tuesday morning. War Horse, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Rio and Dolphin Tale were the four feature films receiving nominations.

On television, comedies up for a Genesis are The Cleveland Show, The Colbert Report and Melissa & Joey. Dramas receiving nominations are The Glades and Hawaii Five-0.

Dancing with the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba will host the Mar. 24 ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The proceedings will be broadcast as a one-hour special on Animal Planet later in May.

“It was an outstanding year for major feature films with strong animal protection content and, most significantly, a combined domestic box office gross of $468 million -- $1.17 billion worldwide," said HSUS senior director and event EP Beverly Kaskey. "Animal welfare concerns, such as chimpanzees being used in research which is addressed in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, are reaching huge audiences, thanks to the quality and engaging storylines of these films."

Brigitte Bardot International
The Independent (UK), multiple articles by Martin Hickman
South Asia magazine (Pakistan), Importance of Animals in Islam by Nilofar Ahmed,
Social Justice And Ethics by Anees Jillani and a commentary by Syed Rizvi
The Sunday Times (UK), multiple articles by Daniel Foggo, Simon Parry and Hannah Ashwell

William Wilberforce Award
Prism, A Call to Compassion from Our Brothers the Animals by Kendra Langdon Juskus
St. Anthony Messenger, Finding Faith in God’s Creatures by B.G. Kelley